Psyllids,or jumping plant lice(Hemiptera:Sternorrhyncha:Psylloidea),are a group of small phytophagous insects that include some important pests of crops world-wide.Sexual communication of psyllids occurs via vibration...Psyllids,or jumping plant lice(Hemiptera:Sternorrhyncha:Psylloidea),are a group of small phytophagous insects that include some important pests of crops world-wide.Sexual communication of psyllids occurs via vibrations transmitted through host plants,which play an important role in mate recognition and localization.The signals are species-specific and can be used to aid in psyllid taxonomy and pest control.Sev-eral hypotheses have been proposed for the mechanism that generates these vibrations,of which stridulation,that is,friction between parts of the forewing and thorax,has re-ceived the most attention.We have investigated vibrational communication in the Euro-pean pear psyllid species Cacopsylla pyrisuga(Foerster,1848)using laser vibrometry and high-speed video recording,to directly observe the movements associated with signal pro-duction.We describe for the first time the basic characteristics of the signals and signal emission of this species.Based on observations and analysis of the video recordings us-ing a point-tracking algorithm,and their comparison with laser vibrometer recordings,we argue that males of C.pyrisuga produce the vibrations primarily by wing buzzing,that is,tremulation that does not involve friction between the wings and thorax.Comparing observed signal properties with previously published data,we predict that wing buzzing is the main mechanism of signal production in all vibrating psyllids.展开更多
In the genus Panorpa （Insecta： Mecoptera）, also known as scorpionflies, pre- mating behavior includes repeated sequences of slow wing movements （waving, fanning, flagging） which are accompanied by rapid abdomen v...In the genus Panorpa （Insecta： Mecoptera）, also known as scorpionflies, pre- mating behavior includes repeated sequences of slow wing movements （waving, fanning, flagging） which are accompanied by rapid abdomen vibrations that generate substantial substrate-borne sound. It is still unknown whether wing patterns or vibratory signals contain information about species identity, sex and/or the quality of potential mating part- ners. Besides species-specific pheromones, these multimodal signals may be of particular importance for the maintenance of reproductive isolation in sympatrically occurring scor- pionfly species. Here, we analyzed phyologenetic relationships among, and the pattern of forewings as well as substrate-borne sound in 3 different sympatric Central-European scorpionfly species （P communis, P germanica, and P alpina）. Divergence time estimates, based on 879 bp of the mitochondrial COI gene, indicate longstanding separate evolu- tionary histories for the studied Panorpa species. Morphological analysis revealed that wing length as an indicator of body size increased in the following order： P alpina 〈 P. germanica 〈 P. communis. Individuals can be assigned to the correct species and sex with high accuracy just by evaluation of the number of dark spots and the proportion of wing pigmentation. Despite high variability of interpulse period at an individual level, across species analysis revealed a positive correlation of average interpulse period as well as mean signal amplitude with forewing length. These results suggest wing patterns, but less likely vibratory signals, to contain information about species identity. Furthermore, receivers may be able to estimate the body size of a signaler solely on the basis of substrate-borne sound.展开更多
基金The work was supported by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency(ARIS)through the core research funding program"Communities,interactions and communications in ecosystems"(P1-0255)awarded to the National Institute of Biology。
文摘Psyllids,or jumping plant lice(Hemiptera:Sternorrhyncha:Psylloidea),are a group of small phytophagous insects that include some important pests of crops world-wide.Sexual communication of psyllids occurs via vibrations transmitted through host plants,which play an important role in mate recognition and localization.The signals are species-specific and can be used to aid in psyllid taxonomy and pest control.Sev-eral hypotheses have been proposed for the mechanism that generates these vibrations,of which stridulation,that is,friction between parts of the forewing and thorax,has re-ceived the most attention.We have investigated vibrational communication in the Euro-pean pear psyllid species Cacopsylla pyrisuga(Foerster,1848)using laser vibrometry and high-speed video recording,to directly observe the movements associated with signal pro-duction.We describe for the first time the basic characteristics of the signals and signal emission of this species.Based on observations and analysis of the video recordings us-ing a point-tracking algorithm,and their comparison with laser vibrometer recordings,we argue that males of C.pyrisuga produce the vibrations primarily by wing buzzing,that is,tremulation that does not involve friction between the wings and thorax.Comparing observed signal properties with previously published data,we predict that wing buzzing is the main mechanism of signal production in all vibrating psyllids.
文摘In the genus Panorpa （Insecta： Mecoptera）, also known as scorpionflies, pre- mating behavior includes repeated sequences of slow wing movements （waving, fanning, flagging） which are accompanied by rapid abdomen vibrations that generate substantial substrate-borne sound. It is still unknown whether wing patterns or vibratory signals contain information about species identity, sex and/or the quality of potential mating part- ners. Besides species-specific pheromones, these multimodal signals may be of particular importance for the maintenance of reproductive isolation in sympatrically occurring scor- pionfly species. Here, we analyzed phyologenetic relationships among, and the pattern of forewings as well as substrate-borne sound in 3 different sympatric Central-European scorpionfly species （P communis, P germanica, and P alpina）. Divergence time estimates, based on 879 bp of the mitochondrial COI gene, indicate longstanding separate evolu- tionary histories for the studied Panorpa species. Morphological analysis revealed that wing length as an indicator of body size increased in the following order： P alpina 〈 P. germanica 〈 P. communis. Individuals can be assigned to the correct species and sex with high accuracy just by evaluation of the number of dark spots and the proportion of wing pigmentation. Despite high variability of interpulse period at an individual level, across species analysis revealed a positive correlation of average interpulse period as well as mean signal amplitude with forewing length. These results suggest wing patterns, but less likely vibratory signals, to contain information about species identity. Furthermore, receivers may be able to estimate the body size of a signaler solely on the basis of substrate-borne sound.
